Safety, Health and Environmental

Professional

From Safety Leader to Business Partner

William Lenczuk, MPH, CSP, CIH

SENY 04.10.2013

Hurricane Sandy

4/11/2013

NYC Rapid Repairs Program

• Mobilized at Floyd Bennet Field (Brooklyn)

11/19/2013

– NYC Craft: electricians, plumbers, laborers,

steamfitters,

– TPC employees from nearly all BU’s and

– Medical facility (D/A Testing and

medical/case management)

• Within 2 weeks ~ 500 people on the ground with

~ 200 vehicles. 4/11/2013

NYC Rapid Repairs Program

• Shelter in Place (within 4 days)

– Assessment (including ES&H)

• Plus – if needed, Hazard communication,

Asbestos, lead paint and mold etc.*

– Provide heat

– Provide hot water

– Restore electrical service

– Temporary home/apartment exterior, e.g.

roofing system. 4/11/2013

NYC Rapid Repair Program

• 4 month program provided service to

19,000 families

~ 16, 000 homes/apartments

Returned ~ 158 families/day

NYC DEP Safety metrics of the 6 plus

contractors with over a million hours worked

DART Cases – 0.79 (non cii adj) 26%

Total Recordable Case Rate – 2.62 (non cii adj)

43% (CII, 2003)4/11/2013

Suspect ACM

4/11/2013

Steam Boiler circa 1930’s

4/11/2013

Basement not cleared for work…

4/11/2013

Debris everywhere…

4/11/2013

ACM …

4/11/2013

Debris containing mixed waste in addition to other

hazards present…

4/11/2013

New Hot Water Heater – ACM and Lead Paint

4/11/2013

Resilient Floor tile containing (ACM)

4/11/2013

Risk Management

• Hazards

– The usual suspects + Asbestos, Mold and Lead

Paint.

• Vulnerability

– Increased injuries and severity (work day/week

schedule) timely reporting severity of injury,

motivation

4/11/2013

Risk Management

Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability

Risk Perception = Hazard x Outrage

4/11/2013

Opportunity

• To demonstrate safety does not have to be

sacrificed to a achieve production and visa

versa by SHE Professional providing

leadership in 4 key areas…

– Strategic

– Situational

– Tactical

– Emergent

4/11/2013

Disaster/Hazard Communication

• On site Medical facility,

• Respiratory Protection,

• Hazards anticipated

• Unknown hazards questions concerns,

evaluation and frequent updates

4/11/2013

SHE - Value

• Performance is in alignment (level of

effort) with client and corporate goals and

objectives with regard to risk mitigation

• Communication

– Uncertainty

– Mixed messages

– Conflicting and contradicting information

– 10% of the population with preconceived

4/11/2013

SHE - Value

Innovation distinguishes between a leader

and follower…

Steve Jobs

4/11/2013

Questions?

• Thank You!

4/9/2013

References

Portions of the modified Kaiser Model for Emergency Response

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) was used for a reality

check using modified Kaiser Model

http://www.calhospitalprepare.org/hazard-vulnerability-analysis

The Construction Industry Institute (cii, 2003) Owners’ Role in

Construction Safety, Research Summary 190-1, University of

Texas, Austin.

http://construction-institute.org/catalog.htm

Some portions of the modified Kaiser Model for Emergency Response Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) was used for a reality check the modified Kaiser Model http://www.calhospitalprepare.org/hazard-vulnerability-analysis